A key management infrastructure (KMI) Communication Channel that provides 1) Information Integrity Service; 2) either Data Origin Authentication Service or Peer Entity Authentication Service, as is appropriate to the mode of communications; and 3) optionally, Information Confidentiality Service.
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A key management infrastructure (KMI) Communication Channel that provides 1) Information Integrity Service; 2) either Data Origin Authentication Service or Peer Entity Authentication Service, as is appropriate to the mode of communications; and 3) optionally, Information Confidentiality Service.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Kmi Protected Channel (kpc). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/kmi-protected-channel-kpc
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